One mission of the Isle au Haut Historical Society is to document the history of Isle au Haut and its people.
An important part of this effort is the collection of oral history interviews with knowledgeable individuals involved with the Isle au Haut community at some point in time.
All of the completed interviews and one recording provided by the Charles Bowen family are below. A transcript is also available in PDF format. The transcript link will
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Date: August 21, 2012
Location: The 'Ark' - summer residence of the Dice-Little-Schonenberg clan
Interview included: Fran Schonenberg
Interviewer: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Written Transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Date: August 5, 2015
Location: seasonal residence of Marie Hamly in Rich's Cove
Interviewer: Marion Breeze-Williams
Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Date: August 18, 2013
Location: summer residence of Marshall and Jean McBean in Head Harbor
Interviewer: Richard 'Dick' Marks, summer resident of Isle au Haut
Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Date: August 15, 2012
Location: Isle au Haut summer home of Dan Ellis at Point Lookout
Interviewer: Richard 'Dick' Marks
Other attendee: Tom Guglielmo
Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Date: August 21, 2012
Location: the 'Ark' - summer residence of the Dice-Little-Schonenberg families
Interview included: Belvia MacDonald
Interviewer: Kris Carlson-Lewis
Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Date: July 25, 2012
Location: Isle au Haut home of John and Jean Stanbury
Interviewer: Richard 'Dick' Marks with Tom Guglielmo
Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
This oral interview takes place in Rockland, Maine at the home of Charles and Beatrice Bowen in the late
1960's. Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis with the assistance of Kendra Chubbuck, Meghan
Cooper.
Date: August 26, 2017
Location: Home of Kristen Carlson-Lewis on Isle au Haut
Interviewer: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Date: November 1, 2019
Location: Home of Kristen Carlson-Lewis on Isle au Haut
Interviewer: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Date: November 4, 2012
Location: Home of Charlie Bowen - year-round resident of Isle au Haut
Interviewer: Marshall Chapman
Written transcription by: Kristen Carlson-Lewis
Isle Au Haut Historical Society
Isle Au Haut, ME 04645
www.isleauhauthistory.org
